Articles
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:42
Iran: Youcef Nadarkhani’s imprisonment ignored
Last week a Jewish advocacy group, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), urged Iran's Non-Alignment Movement summit to address the plight of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been imprisoned for over 1,000 days due to his…
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:39
Sudan: Rescue effort launched
Barnabas Fund is to airlift 2,000 needy and vulnerable Christians stranded in Sudan to safety and a new life in South Sudan. The first of 12 chartered flights are due to leave Khartoum for Juba on…
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:33
Pakistan: Possible blasphemy law debate
An unexpected twist in the Rimsha Masih blasphemy case appears to have paved the way for her freedom from false charges of desecrating the Quran. The imam who supported her accuser was himself arrested and appeared…
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:30
Canada: humanist attempts to force Gideons out of schools
A humanist in Canada is seeking to stop the Gideons from distributing free copies of the Bible in schools. Rene Chouinard says it is biased for the Bible to be distributed but not free atheist literature.…
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:28
USA: Obama and Romney - rare glimpse of spiritual lives
Democrat President Barack Obama says it's not his job to defend his Christian faith against doubters who suspect he's Muslim. His Republican Party challenger Mitt Romney says religion is ‘integral’ to his life - he often…
Sunday, 02 September 2012 15:59
Renewed call for economic jubilee
Hundreds of activists across the UK are signing up to a new Jubilee for Justice call for countries afflicted by debt. In addition, more than 200 faith leaders have so far shown their support by signing…